2013–2014 Performing Arts Schedule

Ballet Memphis7950 Trinity | 901-737-7322 | balletmemphis.org

Sep 7: En Pointe/En Vogue (studios) Oct 19–27: River Project 2 (Playhouse) Dec 13–15: Nutcracker (Orpheum) Feb 21–23: World Wonders (Playhouse) Apr 12–13: Peter Pan (Orpheum)

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center3663 Appling | 901-385-6440 | bpacc.org

Sep 12–15: A Streetcar Named Desire Sep 20: Manhattan Transfer Sep 28: Mike Super, Magic and Illusion Oct 5: Maura O’Connell Oct 18: Dinnerstage: Alexis Grace Oct 25: B.J. Thomas Nov 2: Ring of Fire Nov 21–24: Chatterbox Audio Theatre Dec 7: Jim Witter, Christmas Memories Dec 12–15: The Nutcracker Ballet Jan 11: A.J. Croce Band Jan 25: Livingston Taylor Feb 8: Ronny Cox Feb 14: Dinnerstage: Anna Marie Hartman Feb 22: The Official Blues Brothers Revue Feb 27–Mar 2: High School Musical Mar 8: Andy Childs Mar 22: Bartlett Community Concert Band Mar 29: Chris Mann from NBC’s “The Voice” Apr 4: Matthew and Gunnar Nelson: Ricky Nelson Remembered May 2: Pickin’ Picnic May 8–11: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)

Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School60 Perkins Ext’d | 901-537-1483 | buckmanartscenter.com

Sep 14: Beethoven Club 125th Anniversary Celebration Concert Sep 27: An Evening with Glen Phillips Oct 20: Ballet Hispanico Oct 26: An Evening with Paula Cole Nov 9: Flamenco Vivo Carolota Santana Dec 7-8: Roudnev Youth Ballet: Nutcracker Jan 16: An Evening with Molly Ringwald Jan 24: Tiempo Libre Feb 1–2: Collage dance Collective: Rise Feb 7: Cirque Zuma Zuma Feb 28: Leo, Gravity Defying Theater Mar 20: Alvin Ailey II Apr 13: Guy Davis May 9: Iris Dement

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts255 N. Main | 901-576-1269 | thecannoncenter.com (Visit website for additional performances.)

Sep 6: Shirley Caesar Black Tie Affair Oct 16: Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams Oct 18: Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo Nov 8: Bonnie Raitt Nov 13: Male A Cappella: Straight No Chaser Nov 22: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

Circuit Playhouse51 S. Cooper | 901-726-4656 | playhouseonthesquare.org

Thru Sep 15: Red Oct 11–27: Reefer Madness Nov 15–Dec 29: A Tuna Christmas Jan 17–Feb 9: Other Desert Cities Feb 28–Mar 23: The Great American Trailer Park Musical Apr 11–May 4: Grace May 30–Jun 22: The Lyons

Collage Dance Collective901-800-1873 | collagedance.org

Sep 14–15: Soul Suites (Kroc Center) Feb 1–2: Rise (Buckman Arts Center) Apr 26–27: Their Eyes Were Watching God (Kroc Center)

Concerts InternationalUniversity of Memphis Harris Concert Hall | 901-527-3067 concertsinternationalmemphis.org

Oct 22: Cuarteto Casals Nov 6: Rastrelli Cello Quartet Feb. 4: Sima Trio Mar 25: American Brass Quintet Apr 3: New York Woodwind Quintet

Evergreen Theatre1705 Poplar | 901-274-7139 | theatreworksmemphis.org (Visit website for performance schedule.)

Resident Companies: See TheatreWorks

The 2013–2014 overture has begun … Take your seats and enjoy the show!

To those who have yet to experience the magic of the stage, let us “pointe you to the barre.” You don’t have to know your arias from your arpeggios to experience the city’s tempo. From ballets and bands to symphonies and theater troupes, Memphis raises the curtain on its talented and diverse performing arts family.

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FedExForum191 Beale | 901-205-2640 | fedexforum.com (Visit website for additional performances.)

Sep. 20–22: Disney on Ice: Rockin’ Ever After Oct 14: Eagles Oct 24: Jason Aldean 2013 Night Train Tour Nov 18: Justin Timberlake

Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC)1801 Exeter | 901-751-7500 | gpacweb.com

Sep 6: Jazz in the Box: Diane Marino Sep 19: Pilobolus Sep 20: The Blind Boys of Alabama with Amy LaVere Oct 12: IRIS Orchestra: Peter Serkin Oct 13: Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Oct 18: Jazz in the Box: Brian “Breeze” Cayolle Oct 20: The Graduate Oct 26: Bluff City Jazz Project: Duke Ellington Nov 3: Ann Hampton Callaway: Streisand Songbook Nov 8: Jazz in the Box: Kathy Kosins presents Ladies of Cool Nov 10: Shanghai Ballet Nov 16: IRIS Orchestra: Alexander Fiterstein Nov 22: Theatre Tout a Trac: Pinocchio Nov 23: Kathy Mattea Jan 3: Jazz in the Box: Memphis Tenors Jan 24: Ladysmith Black Mambazo Jan 25: Jazz Pianist Jonathan Batiste Feb 1: Doc Severinsen & The San Miguel 5 Feb 9: Step Afrika! Feb 13: Cuban Jazz Visionary Chucho Valdes Feb 15: Country Musician Marty Stuart Feb 22: IRIS Orchestra: Benjamin Hochman Feb 28: Jazz in the Box: Gene Rush Mar 1: Spyro Gyra: 40th Anniversary Tour Mar 15: IRIS Orchestra: The Company We Keep Mar 21: “Certified Lunatic” Tomas Kubinek Mar 22: Jazz in the Box: Russell Malone Mar 27: The Del McCoury Band Mar 29: STREB Apr 12: IRIS Orchestra: Joshua Bell

Harrell Performing Arts Theatre440 W. Powell, Collierville | 901-457-2780 | harrelltheatre.org

Oct 11–20: Oliver! Feb 22–Mar 2: Seussical

Hattiloo Theatre652 Marshall | 901-525-0009 | hattiloo.org

Sep 12–29: The Whipping Man Oct 17–Nov 3: Steel Magnolias Nov 14–17: Charlotte’s Web Dec 5–22: The North Star: An Urban Nativity Jan 9–26: One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Feb 13–Mar 2: Seven Guitars Mar 20–Apr 6: Black Pearl Sings!

Levitt Shell1928 Poplar | Overton Park behind Brooks Museum of Art 901-272-2722 | levittshell.org (Visit website for additional performances.)

Thru Oct 12: Fall Concert Series

Memphis Symphony Orchestra901-537-2525 | memphissymphony.org

Sep 15: Symphony in the Gardens (Dixon)Sep 21–22: Lincoln Portrait (Cannon, GPAC)Sep 28: Opus One: John Gary Williams and The Bo-Keys (Levitt Shell)Oct 11: Figaro to Carmen — A Night of Opera (Lindenwood Christian)Oct 26–27: Haydn, Britten & Brahms (Cannon, GPAC)Nov 3: Rhodes Choral MasterSingers (Cannon)Nov 16–17: Rhapsody in Blue (Cannon, GPAC)Dec 6: Messiah (Evergreen Presbyterian)Dec 21: Home for the Holidays (Cannon)Jan 11: Elvis Birthday Pops (Cannon)Jan 25–26: Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique (Cannon, GPAC)Jan 31: Opus One: Big Star (New Daisy Theatre)Feb 7: Peter and the Wolf (Lindenwood Christian)Feb 15: Wicked Divas (Cannon)Feb 22–23: German Requiem (Cannon, GPAC)Mar 6–7: Opus One: Singer Songwriters (Premiere Palace)Mar 15–16: Tchaikovsky 4 (Cannon, GPAC)Mar 22: New Orleans Jazz with MSO Big Band (Cannon)Mar 28: Joy…ful Mendelssohn (Lindenwood Christian)Apr 25: Rhodes Choral MasterSingers (Bartlett United Methodist)May 3–4: Beethoven PastoraleMay 10: Symphony in the Gardens (Dixon)May 17: A Symphony for the Devil: The Music of the Rolling Stones (Cannon)

Mud Island Amphitheatre125 N. Front | 800-745-3000 | mudisland.com (Visit website for additional performances.)

Sep 4: Carnival of Madness Sep 6: Steely Dan Sep 27: Fall Out Boy Oct 8: The Lumineers

Opera Memphis6745 Wolf River Pkwy | 901-257-3100 operamemphis.org

Oct 3, 5: Rigoletto (GPAC)Jan 14–18: The Mikado (GPAC) Apr 3–13: Midtown Opera Festival (Playhouse)

The Orpheum Theatre203 S. Main | 901-525-3000 | orpheum-memphis.com (Visit website for additional performances.)

Sep 14: The Standup Comedy of Kevin James Sep 19–25: Broadway: Flashdance the Musical Oct 15–20: Broadway: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Nov 5–10: Broadway: West Side Story Dec 3–8: Broadway: Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy Dec 13–15: Ballet Memphis: NutcrackerDec 21: Johnny Mathis Holiday Concert Jan 29–Feb 16: Broadway: Wicked Mar 25–30: Broadway: War Horse Apr 12–13: Ballet Memphis: Peter Pan Apr 22–27: Broadway: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jun 24–29: Broadway: The Book of Mormon

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Playhouse on the Square66 S. Cooper | 901-726-4656 | playhouseonthesquare.org

Thru Sep 15: Les Miserables Sep 27–Oct 13: Clybourne Park Nov 22–Jan 5: Peter Pan Jan 3–Jan 26: Almost, Maine (POTS@TheWorks) Jan 24–Feb 16: Monty Python’s Spamalot Mar 14–Mar 30: The Diary of Anne Frank May 9–Jun 1: Gypsy Jun 20–Jul 13: Hairspray Jul 11–Aug 3: 4000 Miles (POTS@TheWorks)

Rhodes College: McCoy Theatre2000 N. Parkway | 901-843-3839 rhodes.edu/mccoy

Nov 1–10: Anton in Show Business Jan 31–Feb 1: The Warriors Feb 28–Mar 7: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Rhodes College: Music2000 N. Parkway | 901-843-3775 | rhodes.edu/music (Visit website for additional listings for the Faculty Concert Series, Guest Artist Recital Series, symphony orchestra, student concerts and ensembles, and performances at other locations.)

Oct 7: Music of Aaron Copland (Evergreen Presbyterian) Oct 20: Fall Choral Concert (St. Peter Catholic) Nov 3: MasterSingers Chorale and Memphis Symphony Orchestra (Cannon) Nov 14: Jazz Band: A Celebration of Willie Mitchell and Hi Records Nov 18: Baroque-n Christmas Nov 23: The George Coleman Quartet Nov 24: (Almost) Christmas at St. Mary’s Concert (St. Mary’s Episcopal) Dec 6: Handel’s Messiah (Evergreen Presbyterian) Feb 19: Love Games Feb 21: Favorite Duets from Opera and Broadway Mar 20: Music for the Vernal Equinox (Evergreen Presbyterian) Apr 3: Jazz at Crosstown (Crosstown Arts) Apr 13: A Choral Triptych: Choral Music from Around the World (Evergreen Presbyterian) Apr 25: A Tribute to Dave Brubeck (Evergreen) Jun 8: Honoring the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Concert (Evergreen Presbyterian)

Tennessee Shakespeare Company2260 West Street, Germantown | 901-759-0604 wtnshakespeare.org

Sep 7, 10: Unto the Breach! (GPAC) Nov 20–Dec 8: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Dixon) Jan 28, 30: Romeo and Juliet (GPAC) Apr 23–May 4: The Taming of the Shrew (Dixon)

Theatre Memphis630 Perkins Ext’d | 901-682-8323 | theatrememphis.org

Thru Sep 1: The Royal Family Sep 6–22: Proof (Next Stage) Oct 11–Nov 3: Young Frankenstein Nov 8–23: The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) (Next Stage) Dec 6–23: A Christmas Carol Jan 10–19: The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) (Next Stage) Jan 24–Feb 9: Death of a Salesman Feb 14–Mar 2: As You Like It (Next Stage) Mar 7–30: Jesus Christ Superstar Apr 4–19: The Submission (Next Stage) Apr 25–May 11: Harvey Jun 6–29: The Music Man

TheatreWorks2085 Monroe | 901-274-7139 | theatreworksmemphis.org (Visit website for performance schedule.)

Resident Companies: Bluff City Tri-Art Theatre Company, 946-6140, facebook.com/bluffcitytriarttheatre Bridging Souls Productions, 240-7879, bridgingsoulsproductions.com Emerald Theatre Company, 272-0909, etcmemphistheater.com FreakEngine, 864-5737, memphisfreakengine.com Friends of George’s, 303-3000, friendsofgeorges.com Harkins House Productions, 217-9701, harkinshouse.net Inner City South, 652-5761, innercitysouth.com Memphis Black Arts Alliance, 948-9522, memphisblackartsalliance.org My Quest Productions, 240-8867, myquestproductions.com New Moon Theatre Company, 484-3467, newmoontheatre.org Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe, 274-1000, ourownvoice.org Project: Motion, 214-LEAP, projectmotiondance.org Young Actors Guild, 276-6505, yagmemphis.org

University of Memphis:Department of Theatre & Dance 3745 Central | 901-678-2576 | memphis.edu/theatre

Oct 3–12: Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine Nov 7–16: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Nov 22–24: Polaroid Stories and The Pillowman Feb 20–Mar 1: Chess Apr 17–26: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

University of Memphis:Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music 3775 Central | 901-678-2541 | memphis.edu/music (Visit website for additional performances by the symphony and chamber orchestras; wind, percussion, and jazz ensembles; jazz combos, singers, and orchestra; symphonic and university bands; woodwind quartet and quintet; faculty recitals; and contemporary chamber players and choir.)

Sep 25: Ryan Fogg, Piano Oct 22: Concerts International: Cuarteto Casals Oct 23–26: Octubafest Nov 1: Victor Santiago Asuncion, Piano Nov 3: Frank Kowalsky, Clarinet Nov 5: Sound Fuzion Nov 6: Concerts International: Rastrelli Cello Quartet Nov 8: Ceruti Quartet and Cathal Breslin, Piano Nov 21: Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra Nov 22, 24: Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte Dec 4: Holiday Concert

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